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System requirements: BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Requirement
operating system
Any of the following operating systems:
Windows Server® 2003 SP1 or later
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 or later
Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)
messaging server
Any of the following applications:
IBM® Lotus® Domino® version 7.0 with a primary Domain Directory (version 7.0.2 or later required for Windows Server 2003 [64-bit])
IBM Lotus Domino version 8.0.0 or later with a primary Domain Directory
IBM Lotus Domino version 8.5.0
IBM Lotus Domino Express version 7.0
IBM Lotus Domino Express version 8.0
32-bit IBM Lotus Domino
A
32-bit IBM Lotus Domino server, even if the operating system is a 64-bit operating system
notes.ini file
A notes.ini file with the following conditions:
read and write permissions
SERVERKEYFILENAME value set to the server.id name
partitioning of the messaging server
A
nonpartitioned messaging server on the computer that you plan to install the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server on
permissions for the messaging server
A messaging server with the following permissions: membership in the
LocalDomainServers group
manager-level access to the mail files for user accounts
DIIOP task running
In your organization's environment, an IBM Lotus Domino server running the
DIIOP task and, if you are using IBM Lotus Domino authentication with BlackBerry Administration Service or BlackBerry® Web Desktop Manager, with the directory assistance feature turned on
database conditions for the BlackBerry® MDS Integration Service
A database server that hosts the BlackBerry Configuration Database
static IP address for the computer
To install the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service or the BlackBerry Administration Service in a pool, a static IP address for the computer
browser
Windows® Internet Explorer® version 6.0 or later with the following settings:
Java® or JavaScript® turned on
- language preferences configured to display encoded web pages
media player
To support audio attachments, Windows Media® Player version 9 or later
network proximity
A high-speed, switched connection between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and messaging servers
monitoring
To support the BlackBerry Monitoring Service, the SNMP service must be running
Source: System requirements: BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Hardware requirements: BlackBerry Enterprise Server
The following are requirements for a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server components that you install on a single computer, and excludes the BlackBerry Collaboration Service and the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service. The requirements are for a BlackBerry Enterprise Server environment that includes users that receive 100 to 200 email messages each day.
You can improve the performance and reliability of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server by installing the BlackBerry Enterprise Server components on multiple computers. If your BlackBerry Enterprise Server environment supports up to 1000 users, install the BlackBerry Configuration Database on a computer that is separate from the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. If your BlackBerry Enterprise Server environment supports up to 2000 users, install the BlackBerry Configuration Database and the BlackBerry Administration Service on computers that are separate from the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Requirement
BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports up to 200 users
Two processors, 2.0 GHz Intel® Xeon® 3 GB of memory
- 2 drives, RAID 1
BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports up to 500 users
Two processors, 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon 3 GB of memory
- 2 drives, RAID 1 or 4 drives, RAID 1+0
BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports up to 1000 users
One processors, 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon 5100 Series (Dual Core) or two processors, 1.6 GHz Intel Xeon 5100 Series (Dual Core) 4 GB of memory
- 4 drives, RAID 1+0
BlackBerry Enterprise Server that supports up to 2000 users
64-bit operating system recommended Single processor, 2.83 GHz Intel Xeon 5400 Series (Quad Core) or two processors, 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon 5100 Series (Dual Core) 4 GB of memory
- 6 or 8 drives, RAID 1+0
Source: Hardware requirements: BlackBerry Enterprise Server